| 单词 | in foreign |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin foreign 4. A foreign country; overseas. Frequently in in foreign, from foreign. Now chiefly Caribbean, South Asian, and West African.In ah foreign in quot. 1992 with a prep.1 ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [adverb] > in or to foreign land(s) beyond the seasc900 without1297 o brodea1400 on brodea1400 abroada1450 overseas1583 oversea1616 in foreigna1640 foreign1813 over sea1845 exterritorially1853 out foreign1895 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [noun] > foreign land > foreign parts foreigna1640 overseas1793 abroad1866 a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Queene of Corinth iii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbbb2/1 One that hath, As people say, in forraigne pleasur'd him. 1859 Caledonian Mercury 12 Sept. The arrivals at this port during the last week amounted to 51, 28 being from foreign and 23 coastwise. 1907 A. Quiller-Couch Major Vigoureux ix. 90 I was thinking that—she being from foreign and the Islands the first place she've touched at—I might pick up a bravish order in the way of fresh milk and eggs. 1986 O. Senior Summer Lightning & Other Stories 21 ‘What? Yu plan to go to foreign?’ ‘What else? Dont I have mother, dont I have father in foreign?’ 1992 V. Headley Yardie (1993) 108 Once you reach ah foreign, you can never tell how long before you come pack. 2003 K. Daswani For Matrimonial Purposes (U.K. ed.) 200 Simi is Vikram's aunt, his maasi. He must have come from foreign for the wedding. 2010 K. Miller Last Warner Woman ii. 144 Sharon never did reach foreign. < as lemmas |
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